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Kinderhaus Sumbawanga

Förderverein Kinderhaus Sumbawanga e.V.

Sumbawanga, Tanzania

Children & YouthHealthEducationPoverty & Hunger
CharityInternational reach
Profile last updated: October 17, 2026

About

Kinderhaus Sumbawanga is a charity based in Sumbawanga, Tanzania working on children & youth, health, education +1 more.

Kinderhaus Sumbawanga is a children's home in Katusa near Sumbawanga, in west Tanzania, that gives a home, schooling and training to orphaned children. It is run by Marianne Iwanetzki under the care of Caritas & Development and is supported by the Förderverein Kinderhaus Sumbawanga e.V. in Nürnberg, Germany, through private donations. The home is building a small health clinic for the local population, which has no nearby medical care, and runs a farm for self-sufficiency. The children are involved in daily chores and have set goals for their education and careers. The project receives no state or church funding.

Location

Sumbawanga, Tanzania

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Förderverein Kinderhaus Sumbawanga e.V.

VAT number

DE857605010

Focus areas

orphanschildren's homehealth clinicself-sufficiencyTanzania

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthHealthEducationPoverty & Hunger

Works for

ChildrenPatientsWomen & Girls

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Krankenstation Kinderhaus Dispensary

Health · Tanzania

A small health clinic near Katusa, Sumbawanga, intended to give local residents access to diagnosis and treatment for diseases such as malaria and typhoid, and to offer a hygienic place for childbirth.

Kinderhaus Farm and self-sufficiency

Poverty & Hunger · Tanzania

Farming on the Kinderhaus land, including tree planting, livestock and milk and egg production, intended to feed the children and generate income for their education and training.

Countries of operation

Tanzania

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Caritas & Development

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